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When the lights were all on and focused, two robust staff members came to the center of the podium carrying a half meter high mahogany box. They could see that the mahogany box and the things in the box were quite heavy. Otherwise, they would not have been so hard for the two staff members. If they were careful, the things in it would certainly be valuable It's worth a lot.

When the mahogany box was placed in the position where the light was focused, the staff quickly opened the box and moved out the things in the box. When the thing appeared in front of people's eyes, the noisy banquet place suddenly became quiet, and at the same time, they focused their eyes on the holding table and fell on the object that was moved out.

In front of everyone's eyes is a bronze round tripod about half a meter high. The tripod is folded outwards with two upright ears, three round bellies and feet pointing in three directions. The diameter of the tripod is about 30 cm, the abdominal diameter is about 12 cm, and the weight is at least 20 kg. The inner surface of the tripod is decorated with a zigzag pattern, the outer surface is decorated with two hollow beads, and the abdomen is decorated with a zigzag pattern There are also many auspicious animal reliefs surrounded by wax light.

The most important thing is that although the bronze tripod is not high, it can give people a magnificent and heavy atmosphere when it is placed there. Even in terms of visual effect, it has a great impact on people.

As we all know, antique jewelry has always been inseparable, so the present jewelers, even if they are not old players for decades, are more or less antique enthusiasts, even if they are not real people in the antique industry, but they can definitely be called outlaws.

Although they don't know how many brushes they have for antiques, they almost see the extraordinary features of the bronze tripod. As early as they saw the bronze tripod, they all showed their astonishment.

Seeing the jeweler's exclamation, Ma Huaming immediately felt complacent and greatly satisfied his vanity. This is his long-term plan, in order to raise himself in front of the public, and then do his best to prove his ability to the Ma family and Ma Tinglin. Now, his goal has obviously been achieved.

However, to be proud, at least face work still needs to be done. He pretended to be reserved and said, "this bronze round tripod is an old object that I spent more than 10 million yuan on the black market in Shaanxi last month. According to the identification, it is an old object of the Zhou Dynasty. If you are interested, you can come on stage to appreciate it carefully. Of course, please feel free to stimulate it." r>

bronze tripod is one of the great inventions in human history, which is a kind of bronze ware. It can be said that if there were no bronze ware, China would not have a genteel aristocratic hierarchy since the three dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) and a unique power expression system in the pre Qin period.

As we all know, the core of China's ancient civilization system, that is, the so-called "rites, music, expeditions from the son of heaven" and "the important events of the country, in worship and military", are all inextricably linked with bronzes. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the rules and rituals that strictly reflect the hierarchy system, that is, "Rites", are used to maintain political and economic power, and communicate people and gods through sacrifice, so as to rank the world In this process, as a ritual, bronze ware is undoubtedly of great significance, which is necessary for the nobility and the emperor to preside over the sacrifice.

In China's bronze culture, the tripod is undoubtedly the most representative utensil. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as an important tool for the establishment of the country, a symbol of the country and rights, and also the source of the legitimacy of national rights.

It is said that Dayu "collected the gold of Jiumu, cast Jiuding, cast the tripod at the foot of Jingshan, each like Jiuzhou things" is a symbol of the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, which ruled the Central Plains. However, "if the Xia family lost, the Yin people received it; if the Yin people lost, the Zhou people received it" is a sign that the Jiuding changed hands with each rise and fall of the dynasty.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the system of "Rites" became more perfect, forming the use rules of the so-called "nine tripods for the emperor, seven tripods for the princes, five tripods for the officials, and three tripods for the scholars of the Yuan Dynasty". In order to symbolize the royal power and rank, the rulers often cast the tripods with the help of the whole nation. Just as the famous scholar Zhang Guangzhi said: "the bronze tripod is politics and power.".

The allusion about bronze tripod is undoubtedly the most convincing: according to the three years of Xuangong in Zuozhuan, King Zhuang of Chu came to Luoyang to fight against foreign invaders and inspected the army in the territory of Emperor Zhou. King Ding of Zhou sent Wang Sunman to comfort him. King Zhuang of Chu took the opportunity to inquire about the size of Zhou tripod, but Wang Sunman said: the political morality is clear, the tripod is small and heavy, and the king has no way, The tripod was big and light. The Zhou Dynasty set the tripod in the Central Plains, and the power was bestowed by heaven.

From this point of view, the original intention of King Zhuang of Chu to seek the throne was to take the Zhou Dynasty as its place, but it was severely reprimanded by Wang Sunman, the envoy of King Ding of Zhou Dynasty. So later, he called the act of coveting and plotting to usurp the throne "seeking the throne". Even in modern society, Chinese people still have the consciousness of worshiping the tripod, and the word "tripod" has been given prominence Noble, grand and other extended meaning, such as a word nine tripod, famous and so on.

It is worth mentioning that Ding is also the witness of China's civilization and the carrier of culture. According to the legend of Yu casting nine Ding, we can infer that China had bronze smelting and casting technology as far as 4000 years ago. From the unearthed Shang Dynasty big bronze Ding, we can definitely prove that China was a highly developed bronze age as early as the Shang Dynasty, such as the Qing Dynasty big pot Ding, Dake Ding and MaoGong Ding He song Ding, are all famous bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty.Moreover, on these bronze tripods, there are inscriptions recording the rules and regulations, canonization, sacrifice, expedition and other historical facts of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Through the way of inscriptions, the seal script of the Western Zhou Dynasty was passed on to later generations, forming a gold calligraphy art with high aesthetic value, making the bronze tripod a more important historical relic than other bronzes.

However, it is a pity that since the Qin Dynasty, the symbolic meaning of the tripod gradually lost. With the spread of Buddhism in China, although the form of the tripod continued, it was usually placed in front of the temple hall as a decoration and incense burning utensil.

As Ma Huaming's words fall, the jewelers who flatter him step on the podium one after another and stop around the bronze tripod to watch. Although they are not real old players, they can say that "three smelly cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang". As long as they integrate all their knowledge, they can quickly identify the origin of this bronze ware and praise it from time to time.

"Genuine, this is absolutely a rare treasure. The inscription on the tripod is no doubt, and it's also the inscription before the Warring States period. It records the historical facts of Emperor Zhou's expedition against foreign nationalities in the north. It has a history of more than 2500 years. This bronze tripod can be preserved so well that its value can't be estimated!"

"Yes, all the bronze tripods unearthed from the pre Qin period are national treasures. A few of them have been preserved in major museums. If you want to watch and appreciate them, you have to see them through thick safety glass. How can you watch them from such a close distance? Thanks to master Ma's acquisition of this treasure shell, we can have an eye opening."

"Compared with this bronze tripod, the jewelry I brought has no color, so it's not necessary to show it"

anyway, flattery and praise are free, and jewelers are going to hold Ma Huaming up to heaven. Among the countless praises, he has achieved his goal as promised, and let himself be the one in the banquet tonight, As for other jewelers and jewelry companies, the brightest and most eye-catching existence is just the green leaves that set off the red flowers.

Moreover, it can be imagined that with the pearl jade of this bronze round tripod in the front, no matter how good the jewelry displayed in the back, it will never be able to win the limelight of Ma Huaming. Zhuofeng group will be able to turn the boat high because of this, and maybe it will be able to surpass the limelight of Qin Huan.

The most important thing is that Ma Huaming's preparation is more than that. He not only wants to use this bronze round tripod to grab the limelight, but also prepares jewelry from other jewelers to make him reach the peak of the tripod tonight. Moreover, he also wants to use that jewelry to pursue Zhang Zhiyan again. If he is lucky, he may get a good harvest of fame and wealth!

Thinking of this, Ma Huaming became more and more proud, even to the point of complacency, almost unable to hide his painstaking gentlemanly demeanor, revealing his ugly face.

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